> Unfortunately you need more than 512M on your host PC when running VPC
> under Vista, Vista takes up all 512M.
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>
> On 20 Mar 2007 12:55:39 -0700, "toller" <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >I am running a Compaq C505 laptop with 512mb memory on Vista.
>
> >I downloaded Virtual PC.
> >I set up a virtual PC with 64mb memory, the default for W98.
> >I put in my W98 disk and booted the vpc off it.
> >It formated a 2gb partition and tried to load W98, but failed because
> >I only had 4mb of memory, and it requires 16mb.
>
> >I checked and VPC says I have 0 mb of memory. I tried to increase it,
> >but the little slider runs between 0 and 0, so there is no place to
> >go. I put 64 into the box above the slider, but it refused to take
> >it.
>
> >I deleted the VPC and started over, but got the same results.
>
> >After booting off the W98 disk I moved some files into the VPC drive,
> >so at least that works.
>
> >All I want to do is run a Dos game that won't run under Vista, at
> >least not on this machine. It will run on others; this machine
> >refused to give me any expanded memory.
> >Maybe the two memory issues are related?
>
> >Any help would be appreciated. It is getting frustrating; first it
> >wouldn't run my game, and now it won't run VPC.
>

> I just did a bit more research into Vista and expanded memory and it
> looks like it should be able to do it. What happens when you try to
> set expanded memory?
>
> You need to make a shortcut to command.com and then change the
> shortcut's memory properties to allocate RAM.
>

>I am running a Compaq C505 laptop with 512mb memory on Vista.
>
>I downloaded Virtual PC.
>I set up a virtual PC with 64mb memory, the default for W98.
>I put in my W98 disk and booted the vpc off it.
>It formated a 2gb partition and tried to load W98, but failed because
>I only had 4mb of memory, and it requires 16mb.
>
>I checked and VPC says I have 0 mb of memory. I tried to increase it,
>but the little slider runs between 0 and 0, so there is no place to
>go. I put 64 into the box above the slider, but it refused to take
>it.
>
>I deleted the VPC and started over, but got the same results.
>
>After booting off the W98 disk I moved some files into the VPC drive,
>so at least that works.
>
>All I want to do is run a Dos game that won't run under Vista, at
>least not on this machine. It will run on others; this machine
>refused to give me any expanded memory.
>Maybe the two memory issues are related?
>
>Any help would be appreciated. It is getting frustrating; first it
>wouldn't run my game, and now it won't run VPC.

>Vista requires it all, and none is available?
>On Mar 20, 4:07 pm, Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
>wrote:
>> Unfortunately you need more than 512M on your host PC when running VPC
>> under Vista, Vista takes up all 512M.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
>> On 20 Mar 2007 12:55:39 -0700, "toller" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >I am running a Compaq C505 laptop with 512mb memory on Vista.
>>
>> >I downloaded Virtual PC.
>> >I set up a virtual PC with 64mb memory, the default for W98.
>> >I put in my W98 disk and booted the vpc off it.
>> >It formated a 2gb partition and tried to load W98, but failed because
>> >I only had 4mb of memory, and it requires 16mb.
>>
>> >I checked and VPC says I have 0 mb of memory. I tried to increase it,
>> >but the little slider runs between 0 and 0, so there is no place to
>> >go. I put 64 into the box above the slider, but it refused to take
>> >it.
>>
>> >I deleted the VPC and started over, but got the same results.
>>
>> >After booting off the W98 disk I moved some files into the VPC drive,
>> >so at least that works.
>>
>> >All I want to do is run a Dos game that won't run under Vista, at
>> >least not on this machine. It will run on others; this machine
>> >refused to give me any expanded memory.
>> >Maybe the two memory issues are related?
>>
>> >Any help would be appreciated. It is getting frustrating; first it
>> >wouldn't run my game, and now it won't run VPC.
>>
>Well, I guess that explains it.
>I didn't read the minimum specs correct, as I didn't realize Vista
>required 512mb.
>Would that explain why I can't get any expanded memory also, since
>Vista requires it all, and none is available?

>On Mar 20, 4:07 pm, Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
>wrote:
>> Unfortunately you need more than 512M on your host PC when running VPC
>> under Vista, Vista takes up all 512M.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
>> On 20 Mar 2007 12:55:39 -0700, "toller" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >I am running a Compaq C505 laptop with 512mb memory on Vista.
>>
>> >I downloaded Virtual PC.
>> >I set up a virtual PC with 64mb memory, the default for W98.
>> >I put in my W98 disk and booted the vpc off it.
>> >It formated a 2gb partition and tried to load W98, but failed because
>> >I only had 4mb of memory, and it requires 16mb.
>>
>> >I checked and VPC says I have 0 mb of memory. I tried to increase it,
>> >but the little slider runs between 0 and 0, so there is no place to
>> >go. I put 64 into the box above the slider, but it refused to take
>> >it.
>>
>> >I deleted the VPC and started over, but got the same results.
>>
>> >After booting off the W98 disk I moved some files into the VPC drive,
>> >so at least that works.
>>
>> >All I want to do is run a Dos game that won't run under Vista, at
>> >least not on this machine. It will run on others; this machine
>> >refused to give me any expanded memory.
>> >Maybe the two memory issues are related?
>>
>> >Any help would be appreciated. It is getting frustrating; first it
>> >wouldn't run my game, and now it won't run VPC.
>>
>Well, I guess that explains it.
>I didn't read the minimum specs correct, as I didn't realize Vista
>required 512mb.
>Would that explain why I can't get any expanded memory also, since
>Vista requires it all, and none is available?

>On Mar 20, 5:14 pm, Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
>wrote:
>> I just did a bit more research into Vista and expanded memory and it
>> looks like it should be able to do it. What happens when you try to
>> set expanded memory?
>>
>> You need to make a shortcut to command.com and then change the
>> shortcut's memory properties to allocate RAM.
>>
>It says that I need 2kb of expanded memory.
>In addition to this Vista notebook, I tried running the game on 3 XP
>desktops and a XP notebook. It ran on 2 desktops, but not on the
>others, despite my setting up the memory properties the same on all.
>I wonder if there is something hardware specific about this issue.
>I made sure the autoexec and config.nt were the same on all 5.